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i dont see why we should all be on the same page at all. this is 'myptsd' not 'ourptsd' for a reason, yeah? people will have their different viewpoints, and that's actually exactly why one doctor is going to be homophobic but another wouldnt have those views at all. :/ it is irrational...

since this is the second time youve felt the need to question my standpoint, i need to advise, if you have a problem with me, just say it. dont try to merely tease apart everything i say, sometimes it is misconstrued and inaccurate when you view it one way, but totally reasonable when you see it...

That sounds irrational. I dont think anyone would view you negatively for your relationship with another man in this day and age. At least find someone who can accept you for who you are. Do you want to some resources to help deal with this stuff? Have you been in therapy for PTSD before? Do...

Buddy, it seem as though this illness is so debilitating that it has given you some form of social phobia . I feel so bad for you, but there is hope out there for people like us. PTSD is an umbrella term for a series of behavioural patterns which are maladaptive and can no longer serve the...

i have ptsd diagnoses and ocd diagnoses as well. you need to realize that ptsd is like an umbrella term. and in some cases, like for me, ocd and all these other 'diagnoses' are merely just the same behavioral patterns and issues given different names. my ocd most definitely came from my...

that's actually really true advice. i cant always expect a rewarding experience, there needs to be something, hardwork or connections which lead up to that :) Thank you. that was very helpful. im somewhere in treatment where i no longer felt i needed to go to psychotherapy, and tapered off this...

I wasnt saying that really. but saying the opposite of isolating, is putting oneself into situations where they can participate in any normal life events. if i just go 'work on myself first' like i did for a really long time not too long ago, i might just keep looking forever. there is no...

That's smart, and I'm glad i didnt just 'shut it out' like i always seem to do. That is great advice. i just have to see myself committing to it, because i seirously havea problem with that, and that makes everything harder. (for some reason, it's painful to imagine myself in situations like...

that is a major 'trigger'. and could lead to serious mental health issues. why dont you file some sort of report? are there any other alternatives to crying or suffering through it? can you talk to someone who can get an affirmative stance on this issue? Think, there must be a way out of it...

this makes me feel less bad for reconsidering law in general. law is stressful man, ptsd and law may not go together. but then again, what job does ptsd ever even go well with? probably no job.

im not on medications at the moment, but i used to be. some of the worst moments have come from medications. and anxiety, and antipsychotic medications. in the end , it was just not worth it for me, and psychotherapy was so much more useful for me. but it changes for everyone i guess. :-)

yeah it all is in some way :( i have emotional detachment, in the extreme sense, to the point of dissociation/depersonalization (im in that subtype of dissociative PTSD). what about you?

haha well, i dont know i think there is so much more than that, because i dont necessarily have a problem with making friends with girls at all. it's that extra step, which is so unbelievably difficult. for some reason. Also, i dont know about you. due to my experiences, when people are overly...

I know right. "boys with boobs". believe it or not, i gave this advice to one of my friends growing up who kept on asking me for advice on dating girls :D he managed to get a girlfriend a year or two ago, but now i am the one getting this advice. the thing is, it's so much harder in the...

Hi there, i am a massive self sabotager. haha the thing is when i go to girls i like, it's always a good first impression. but later on, it turns sour, and that's because i just .. erm.. stop talking. like there is nothing there. i get sick of their 'enthusiasm' and just well go sour myself...

I am a law student who studied for 2 years. 2 more years and im out, but i may just continue with my psych degree instead as well. How have you coped with your symptoms at school/work? it's been very difficult as i only got my ptsd diagnosis recently. despite suffering from this bullsh*t my...

i cant understand why people would rather drive themselves away from me in any type of relationship either - recently, ive noticed is that they would say things like' i need to figure this out for myself'. meaning, they feel anxious and insecure, and they want to figure themselves out before...

Hello there camochick, I also have strange transient silent migraine activity but in my case, it is considered 'psychotic' (as distinguished from 'schizophrenic'), but mainly due to it leading to randomized auras and hallucinatory sensations (like tastes or smells) and visions (could be the...

I have encountered such professionals too. This is something that motivates me toward taking up psychology, so at least people suffering can hear stuff that works, rather than what 'should work'. I disagree that PTSD is a lifelong jail like sentence - for a sufferer, it could be liberation to...

Adding to all of this, I am sick of being ashamed of this illness. I want to wear it, I want to remind myself I have it. I want to know how it applies in my life. Physically and psychically. It has to be more than just this - this can't be the end of the road.

This is my third thread on this forum so far. I suffer from dissociative subtype of PTSD. I'm sure you are all already aware of this. I've recently had an epiphany, about my PTSD. I noticed I would never think about it when I am outside and in the world. Likewise, I never would label myself...

n no worries. it has been interesting to read your post. i think this is exactly what i was experiencing an hour or two ago, it's like 'i dont know what's happening' but at the same time, experiencing so many different images, sensory issues, etc. all which have traumatic connotations to them...

oh i hate dissociation. it makes everything so much worse. for me, i have hallucinations and this ringing tinnitus. it's effectively a seizure. but understanding the pathology, alongside, helps to motivate me to re-engage, through whatever means necessary. and that's where i think true...

Is it like a dissociative moment, where we fall prey to a random disconnected lot of thoughts, memories, flashes and images? is it like a number of vague transient emotions such as an emotional pain and suffering? This is what it felt like for me, and it consumed me all over again. and all it...

I sat down a went through these notes that ive had, and reprocessed the personality work me and my pdoc did with me. it is like psychoanalysis, where we analyze my behaviours and the thoughts and how i could possibly move forward. i started to fall into a dissociative fugue, forgetting where i...